Man charged with assaulting 11-year-old relative

April 29, 2009 2:09:07 PM PDT

April 29, 2009 (CHICAGO) --

A Chicago man is charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl who is also his relative. Forty-five-year-old Carlos Reyes was arrested Tuesday night at his home on West 64th Street. A police report indicates the alleged incident happened last December.

Investigators say Reyes is a self-admitted gang member. He is charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.